The "Death panel" thing was the primary boogeyman when the ACA was being discussed. But like the comment says, that already exists, just in private form instead of government.
Insurance companies funded the vast majority of advertising using that term to attack the ACA, and their lobbyists meet with politicians often enough that it's entirely plausible they coined the initial term as well (though harder to prove)
The "Death panel" thing was the primary boogeyman when the ACA was being discussed. But like the comment says, that already exists, just in private form instead of government.
https://www.npr.org/2017/01/10/509164679/from-the-start-obam...
> Sarah Palin coined the phrase "death panel" in a widely shared Facebook post.
Does not support the claim
> we let insurance companies label government triage as "death panels"
Insurance companies funded the vast majority of advertising using that term to attack the ACA, and their lobbyists meet with politicians often enough that it's entirely plausible they coined the initial term as well (though harder to prove)
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I would be fascinated to see to who was donating to Sarah Palin's campaigns at the time.
In the US, all political speech is bought and sold on the open market. Especially statements made by (most) politicians.